The Shelbyville Golden Bears will square off against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shelbyville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Greensburg with a sharp 77-56 win on Saturday. The Golden Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/11/25 @ Greensburg | 4 |
| 12/02/23 @ Connersville | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Ben Davis | 3 |
| 12/21/24 vs Yorktown | 3 |
| 12/07/24 vs Connersville | 3 |
Shelbyville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caden Claxton, who posted 16 points along with five assists and four steals. That's the most steals Claxton has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Mar Nicholson, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 16 points.
Claxton wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Shelbyville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Columbus East entered their tilt with Floyd Central on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Highlanders with points to spare, taking the game 75-59. While the Olympians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Columbus East pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Shelbyville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Shelbyville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Columbus East when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Columbus East's Keaton Lawson, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 20 points and five boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shelbyville still be able to contain Lawson? There's only one way to find out.
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